4 customisable OKR examples for Relationship Building

What are Relationship Building OKRs?

The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.

Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.

We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Relationship Building to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

Building your own Relationship Building OKRs with AI

While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.

Our customisable Relationship Building OKRs examples

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Relationship Building. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

1. OKRs to develop a deep and meaningful relationship with her

Develop a deep and meaningful relationship with her
Initiate thoughtful conversations daily to understand her deeply
Ask about her feelings, dreams and experiences daily
Initiate discussions about her views and interests
Reflect deeply on her responses and respond empathetically
Plan two surprise romantic gestures to express interest
Gain trust by consistently showcasing reliability over the next four instances
Maintain transparent communication in all professional interactions
Always meet set deadlines for upcoming work responsibilities
Deliver high-quality results in the next four projects assigned

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2. OKRs to elevate Rep-client relationship building skills

Elevate Rep-client relationship building skills
Achieve a 10% increase in repeat customers through enhanced relationship management
Conduct regular customer satisfaction surveys
Personalize customer communication for stronger relations
Implement a loyalty rewards program
Increase reps' client interaction by 20% through weekly training sessions
Implement necessary adjustments based on training results
Create an engaging weekly training program for sales representatives
Track representatives' client interaction frequency regularly
Improve client satisfaction score by 15%, measured via post-interaction surveys
Address complaints urgently and empathetically
Implement regular team training on customer service skills
Initiate personalized follow-ups post client interactions

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3. OKRs to amplify professional relationships and foster mutual trust among teammates

Amplify professional relationships and foster mutual trust among teammates
Initiate one-on-one meetings with at least four different coworkers each week
Schedule separate one-on-one meetings with each colleague
Identify four coworkers for individual meetings each week
Prepare discussion points for each meeting
Organize three team building activities aimed at enhancing professional bonds and collaboration
Schedule and communicate activity dates to the team
Research popular team-building exercises relevant to professional development
Plan logistics for the chosen team-building activities
Contribute positively to team projects and receive a 90% approval rating from peers
Actively engage in all team discussions and provide constructive feedback
Consistently meet deadlines and maintain high-quality work
Regularly ask for peer feedback and take steps to improve

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4. OKRs to enhance clarity in roles and foster trust in interpersonal relationships

Enhance clarity in roles and foster trust in interpersonal relationships
Conduct four role-clarifying workshops with 90% employee participation rate
Send out workshop invitations to all employees
Monitor and ensure a 90% employee participation rate
Plan and schedule four role-clarifying workshops
Establish open communication protocol for conflict resolution, used by all teams
Develop shared communication procedures for resolving conflicts
Regularly monitor and improve communication procedures
Train all team members on implementing the protocol
Achieve a 25% improvement in trust scores measured via internal survey
Establish a clear, open communication protocol
Implement regular team-building activities and exercises
Provide consistent, constructive feedback in evaluations

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Relationship Building OKR best practices to boost success

Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.

Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇

Tip #1: Limit the number of key results

The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.

We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.

Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRs

Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.

Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparency

Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row

Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.

As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.

Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.

How to turn your Relationship Building OKRs in a strategy map

OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:

It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
It will highlight poorly set OKRs
It will surface execution risks
It improves transparency and accountability

Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.

More Relationship Building OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

OKRs resources

Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.

To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
Blog posts: ODT Blog
Success metrics: KPIs examples

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